The Surge has been pretty fairly described as sci-fi Dark Souls, but as well as bringing its own spin on the hardcore action RPG genre, developer Deck13 Interactive has done a tremendous job of raising the technology bar.

As Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry reports in the video above, the in-house Fledge Engine is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. Building on this very solid base, Deck13 has managed to wring top-notch performance from both PS4 and Xbox One, with scaling benefits on more powerful PCs. The Surge has a steady frame rate, comparatively tiny load times, and even a nice small install footprint.

Although the report has praise for every version of The Surge, the PS4 Pro build gets a bit of extra love because it makes use of the console’s extra power in a way few other games have – and more successfully than any other examples.

PS4 Pro users can switch between a higher resolution and locked 30 fps, or a performance mode locked at 1080p running at a nearly unshakeable 60 fps. That’s the same dream offered by Nioh and Rise of the Tomb Raider, but neither really pulled it off smoothly.